Chelsea Manning finally free.

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Wednesday May 17, 2017 · 6:00 AM PDT

2017/05/17 · 06:00

A hero is finally free. Yes, I call Chelsea a hero, for showing the world what ‘regime change’ actually means, for the people being ‘liberated’. They say truth is the first casualty of war. In an age when the DoD spends billions on propaganda, the only way citizens can know what their government is doing in their name is through the courageous actions of ‘leakers’, who too often pay an unthinkable price.

Chelsea Manning was released from Leavenworth just before 6am.

The Army said on Tuesday that Manning would remain on active duty in a special, unpaid status that will legally entitle her to military medical care, along with commissary privileges.

Manning will continue to have access to commissaries - or special grocery stores tailored to servicemen and women and their families - and military exchanges, which are retail stores operated on military bases.

An Army spokeswoman, Lt Col Jennifer Johnson, said Manning will be on 'excess leave' while her court-martial conviction is under appellate review.

Countdown until 1st DNC Fundraising Email to: STOOOP TRUUUMMP!

Kingsmeg

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Wednesday November 09, 2016 · 11:04 AM PST

2016/11/09 · 11:04

A lot of progressives, a lot of Bernie supporters, a lot of people who just stayed home, are under the mistaken impression that this crushing defeat will “Teach the Dems a Lesson.” Whatever you think of that attitude, it is real, I’ve seen it in a number of places since last night. The idea that if the base doesn’t turn out to vote for your candidate, that will force the Party to take a long, hard look at what it did wrong, and make some changes.

I would like to disabuse them of that notion. The Clintons have personally taken a huge hit. The Democratic Party mandarins, elected officials, hangers-on, gadflies? Not so much. They still have their jobs. They still have the ear of Wall St., of the MIC, of the media… Kos still has his website, everyone else still has their shtick.

What does ‘winning’ actually bring them? It brings the responsibility of governing, which in reality means doing what their big money paymasters demand while attempting to justify the same to their ‘base’, to real living, breathing, tax-shelter challenged Americans who voted for them. Who needs the hassle? I mean, look what happened to Daily Kos when Obama won in ‘08! Instant divisions between the “support the President!” faction and the “make him actually do something!” people. Things were so much simpler when Dubya ran the show, we could all have our Two Minutes Hate and feel good discussion (ps: some people have called me a cynic).

So, what is the DNC to do? Fundraise, of course. They’ll be firing up that call center, re-booting the bulk emailer, updating lists and writing new scripts. ‘Cause we have to Stop Trump !!1!, doncha know. So, how long before you get that 1st DNC fundraising email?

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How Long Before 1st DNC Appeal for Money to STOP TRUMP!!! ?

1 Week

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1 Month

1 vote

Before Inauguration

2 votes

1 Month AFTER Inauguration

1 vote

Who are we kidding - it's 1 Week or Less

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I already got one

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BBC News or The Onion?

Kingsmeg

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Monday October 12, 2015 · 9:26 PM PDT

2015/10/12 · 21:26

Headline:
Alaska mulls extra oil drilling to cope with climate change

So.... BBC News or The Onion?

I'll give you a moment to decide, before you head over the divide.

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The Onion

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BBC News

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Satire is Dead

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'Underwater' Pie

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I blame Christians.

Kingsmeg

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Friday April 19, 2013 · 10:56 PM PDT

2013/04/19 · 22:56

I don't write diaries very often, in fact it took me a few minutes to navigate the site in order to post this one.

I blame Christians. For the bombs in Boston. For Texas too, but only half-heartedly.

That seems like an unnecessarily inflammatory thing to say. Why do I blame Christians? Let me enumerate the reasons.

Kingsmeg

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Sunday September 11, 2011 · 6:06 PM PDT

2011/09/11 · 18:06

but won't participate.....

I'm a white middle-aged male, a bona-fide socialist, Canadian. While I do advocate for progressive policies, I cannot directly participate in US politics. That's not why I came here.

I came here in the wake of Hurricane Katrina, to try to understand how such a rich, supposedly advanced society could let it's own people drown like rats abandoned by every level of government. I came looking for answers. I had no idea how dysfunctional US politics were (and still are, obviously).

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is necessary, will work

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is necessary, won't work

5 votes

is not necessary, but harmless

2 votes

is not necessary, hurts the site

4 votes

is self-defeating

11 votes

other

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Pie

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....good riddance!

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New US Embassy in Baghdad inaugurated today

Kingsmeg

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Monday January 05, 2009 · 9:11 AM PST

2009/01/05 · 09:11

NOT BREAKING: Monday, in a subdued ceremony in unusually warm weather, the US raised the flag on Bush's Folly on the Tigris, the 80-football field-sized new US Embassy in Iraq.

Huddling in a $700M bunker, behind the most sophisticated defenses the Pentagon can conceive, US Ambassador Ryan Crocker said the embassy was testimony to America's long-term friendship with Iraq. (BAGHDAD - AP).

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For 1000 years

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Until the last drop of Oil is extracted from Iraqi sands

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Until Obama withdraws all US forces from Iraq in his first term

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Until the US can no longer financially sustain such a large presence

5 votes

Until Iraqis regroup and kick the US out of Iraq

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Until it is rented out to Blackwater

5 votes

Less than 1 year

4 votes

1-2 years

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3-10 years

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50-1000 years

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Oil-flavored Pie

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Lutefisk

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Greek columns a VISUAL dog whistle

Kingsmeg

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Thursday August 28, 2008 · 9:17 PM PDT

2008/08/28 · 21:17

From Mel Brook's Blazing Saddles:

Gabby Johnson: [shouting] The sheriff's a ni**er.
[the last word is lost in the peal of a church bell]
Harriett Van Johnson: What did he say?
Dr. Sam Johnson: He said the sheriff is near.
[Dr. Sam Johnson, with laurel wreath in hand, greets new sheriff Bart by reading his prepared remarks, not realizing that Bart is black]
Howard Johnson: As chairman of the welcoming committee, it's a pleasure to present a laurel and hearty handshake to our new
[finally looks up]
Howard Johnson: ...ni**er.

I'm going to make the argument that the 'ridiculous' Greek temple/column story is in fact a brilliant attempt at a dog whistle, from the propagandists who brought us the Willie Horton ad.

Kingsmeg

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Tuesday March 18, 2008 · 11:06 AM PDT

2008/03/18 · 11:06

This just up on Reuters. Small Currency Exchange shops are turning away American tourists looking to exchange US dollars for Euros.

The shops complain that the dollar is falling so fast that they won't recoup their Euros when they manage to cash in the US dollars they've taken in. Tourists are having to go to central banks in downtown Amsterdam to exchange their dollars.

Kingsmeg

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Thursday January 31, 2008 · 10:49 AM PST

2008/01/31 · 10:49

Yesterday, John Edwards came back to New Orleans. He announced that he is suspending his race for the White House, but he remains a committed anti-poverty activist. Well, New Orleans needs John Edwards more than John Edwards needs a backdrop for a campaign stop.

Video of John thanking his Daily Kos supporters, and lots of photos of the event, below the fold. No pootie pics this time, but I do have New Orleans cemetery and Mardi Gras pics.

And, of course, I answer the question: What does John Edwards carry around in his tool belt when working on a Habitat for Humanity housing project?

Kingsmeg

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Thursday May 24, 2007 · 7:47 PM PDT

2007/05/24 · 19:47

I'm feeling very biblical tonight. I thought I might try to put some things in some sort of perspective. I do have a point, but if I drink a few beers while writing this I might very well forget what that point is.

You be the judge.

Also: This is a New and Improved diary, with free pootie pics! Just because.

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1 - Couldn't do any better than this?

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2 - Liar

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3 - Pussy

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4 - Atheist

5 votes

5 - Too young for the blues

4 votes

6 - Eh.... Need to get out more?

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7 - Normal human being

10 votes

8 - Badass!

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9 - I'm a bad mother!

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10 - OMFG!

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Evidence of deception in 'proof' of Iran weapons

Kingsmeg

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Wednesday February 14, 2007 · 7:46 AM PST

2007/02/14 · 07:46

Do you think the recent Pentagon 'proof' of Iranian involvement in Iraq stinks? Do you smell bullshit?

Do you think that ordinary shells and mortar rounds stencilled in English, with a March 2006 date (in English) don't add up to proof of Iran's supplying weapons to 'insurgents' in Iraq (never mind the whole question of which insurgents Iran is supplying)?

So, yesterday I posted a poor excuse for a diary titled: How do you say "March 2006" in Farsi?

Then something interesting happened.... (below)

Kingsmeg

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Tuesday February 13, 2007 · 1:54 PM PST

2007/02/13 · 13:54

I can't believe I'm going to write a diary on this. I feel like slamming my head on a desk, repeatedly. Heck, I have slammed my head on my desk, often, in the last couple of days.

We've been shown proof that the bombs are coming from Iran. Incontrovertible proof, impeccable logic, so much so that the people presenting the proof don't want to be named. What proof, exactly?

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Greek columns a VISUAL dog whistle

Amsterdam Currency Exchanges refusing US $$$

John Edwards thanks Daily Kos supporters Photo Diary from New Orleans

Let He Who Is Without Sin Cast the First Stone. With Poll! And Pooties!

Evidence of deception in 'proof' of Iran weapons

How do you write "March 2006" in Farsi?